Poker Listings: Goodbye Moscow, hello Kyiv
European Poker Tour Moscow has been cancelled, but PokerStars is replacing the event with a new stop in Kyiv. In its place, the EPT will open season six in Kyiv, Ukraine August 18-23 with the “EPT Kiev Sports Poker Championship” featuring a 5,000 Main Event.The Kyiv Sports Palace will play host to the event in the heart of the Ukrainian capital.
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Poker terminology:
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- TRIPS - Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
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